Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi541 – 637 ft2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02114, -71.79523
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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Southern New England Trunkline Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 52 min
Elevation 543–637 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: 42.02114, -71.79523
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 52° · precip 61% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right onto Midstate Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
56% dirt44% other
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 61°F52°
Precip61%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity96%
Rained 0.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Mon
65°54°
52%
Tue
60°45°
17%
Wed
61°45°
Thu
63°43°
16%
Fri
61°49°
33%
Sat
57°50°
38%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 4 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
More from this trailhead
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 2 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Midstate Trail 3 mi · ▲ 262 ft
- Buck Hill Yellow Dot–Midstate Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 211 ft
- Midstate Trail Loop 2.9 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Tri-State Marker Loop Trail Loop via Midstate Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 226 ft
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